Advertising means.



G. T. FIELDING.

ADVERTISING MEANS.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. so. 1912.

1,068,875, Patented Ju 9, 1913.

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G. T. PIELDING. .ADVERTISING MEANS.

APPLIoAToN FILED AUG. '3o. 1912.

Patented July 29, 1913.

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Speeition of Letters Patent. Patented July 29,1913.

Application led August 30, 1912. Serial lo. 717,875.

Be it known that I, GEORGE T.' FIELDING, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty'and State of New York, yhave invented a new and ImprovedAdvertising Means, of which the'following `is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved advertisingmeans for use in show windows and other places, and more especiallydesigned for advertising effervescent drinks and the like by displayingthe representation of a person in the act of drinking an effervescentdrink, such as soda, from a glass. l

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a-vessel of glass or a likematerial filled with a liquid, a pipe extending into the glass andconnected with an invisible air supply to force air through 'the pipeinto the liquid for the air to bubble up through the liquid thus givingto it the appearance ofbeing eliervescent, the pipe extending throughthe mouth of the representation of a person, and thus simulating theperson drinking4 a glass of eil'ervescent liquid.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 -is a front perspective view of the advertising` means; Fig. 2is a cross section of the same; Fig. 3 is asectional front velevation ofthe base .of the advertising means; Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view ofthe air distributingv chamber for use in the glass, the air supply pipeand straw being shown in sectional plan view; Fig. 5 is a cross sectionof the same; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the illuminating and indicatingdisk; and Fig. 7 is a detail sectional -view of a modification.

A' suitably constructed hollow base A supports a table B, preferablymade of 7glass,

provided at the under side with a silver lining B to form a mirror, andon the back of the base A and right above the table B is arranged abackground C, preferably in the formof a mirror, prov-ided on its facewith a poster D representing a person havin in the mouth a straw Eextending into a drinking glass or similar vessel F .set Aon the tableB. The drinking glass vF contains water or other 'clear llquid, and inthe bottom of the drinklng glass F is arranged an air-distributingchamber G, preferably made of celluloid orother suitable diaphanousmaterial. The air-distributing chamber G has a top G provided withminute apertures G2 for the passage of air to bubble up through thellquld contained in the drinking glass F. The top G of theair-distributing chamber G is provided with a nipple G3 engaged by ,thelower end of a pipe H extending through the straw and through an openlngin the background C so that the pipe H is hiddenl by the straw E. Therear upper end of the pipe H is -connected by a exible tube H with anair chamber H2 connected by a pipe H2' with an air pump I, preferably inthe form of bellows, driven by a motor J containedwith the said air pumpI in the base A. When the motor is running the bellows I pumpsy airthrough the tube H and the pipe K' into the air-distributing chamber Gfrom which the air in minutely divided particles passes through theperfora-tions G2 to rise in small bubbles through the liquid in thedrinking glass F thus giving the liquid the appearance of beingefferveseent. A tincture of soap may be placed in the water F forproducing foam on .the top of the glass when the air bubbles through thewater as above explained.

In order to illuminate the drinking glass -F and its contents and tosimulate various drinks, the following arrangement is made A portion B2of the lining B of the .table B is removed at a point directly below thebottom of the drinking glass F, and directly below the lining isarranged a revoluble disk K having its sha-ft K journaled in suitablebearings in the base A, the shaft K being driven from the motor J so asto intermittently rotate the disk K. The disk K is-provided withperforations arranged in a circle and with panes K2, of glass or otherdiaphanous material, arranged under the said openings, the panes K2being of ranged below this cut-outl portion and a corresponding pane K2,so that the rays of light emanating from the lamp L pass .through thecolor pane K2, the cut-.out portion-B2 andthe glass table B toilluminate l tending into the vessel through the to thel drinking vesselF and its contents corresponding to the color of the pane K2 1n registerat the time with the cut-out port1on B2. 'lhu's at one time the watercontained in the drinking-glass F has a lemon color to simulate lemonsoda, or the color of strawberries to/indicate crushed strawberry soda,or a brown color to indicate a chocolate soda, or a purple color toindicate grape juice. As shown in Fig. 2, the lamp L 1s preferably anelectric lamp with a reflector for throwing the rays of light upward tostrongly illuminate the water 1n the drlnking glass F corresponding tothe color of the corresponding pane K2. On the top of the disk K arearranged the names Ks of the different drinks, and the said names are.

adapted to register with a cut-out portion Bs in the lining B', so thatthe correspondi'ng name of the drink can be read through the glass tableB at the cut-out portlon B3 (see Fig. l). A mirror C may be set at oneend of the table B to join the background C, the mirror containing anadvertising legend such as indicated in Fig. 1. The front of the base Amay be in the form of a mirror so that the machinery for producing thedesired result is completely hidden to the onlooker.

It is understood that a silvered glass table B and background C kgivethe whole advertising means a fine appearance, and by removing portionsof the silver backing at B2 and B3 a cheap construction is provided, asit is not necessary to resort to the expensive Work of making holes inthe glass for the passage of the colored light and the appearance of thenames K3. The air-distributing chamber G may form an integral part ofthe drinking glass F by forming such chamber in the bottom of the glassas shown in Fig. 7.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An advertising means, comprising a representation of a person, adlaphanous vessel containing a liquid, a stationary pipe extendingthrough the mouth of the said representation and into the liquidcontained in the vessel, and means for supplying gaseous fluid to thesaid pipe to produce effervescence in the liquid.

2. An advertising means, comprising a representation 'of` a person, adiaphanous vessel containing a liquid, an air chamber in the bottom ofthe said vessel and having perforations, a pipe connected at one endwith the'said chamber, and means connected with the other end of thesaid pipe for supplying the latter with air.

3. n advertising means, comprising a vessel ada ted to contain a'liquid,a perforate cham er in the said vessel, a pipe exthereof and connectedat its lower end wit the said chamber, and air supplying means connectedwith the upper end of the said pipe.

4. An advertising means, comprising a diaphanous vessel adapted tocontain a liquid, a diaphanous chamber in the bottom of the said vesseland provided on top with minute perforations, a pipe extending into thesaid vessel and connected at it-s lower end with' the said chamber, astraw covering a portion of the said pipe, and an air supplying meansconnected with the upper end of the said pipe.

5. An advertising means, comprising a diaphanous vessel adapted tocontain a liquid, a diaphanous chamber in the bottom of the said vesseland provided on top with minute perforations, a piperextending into thesaid vessel and connected at its lower end with the said chamber, astraw covering a portion of the said pipe, an air supplying meansconnected-with the upper end of the said pipe, and a representation of aperson in the rear of the said diaphanous vessel and through the mouthof which eX- tend both the pipe and straw.

6. An advertising means, comprising a support, a vessel set thereon andadapted to contain a liquid, means for producing eifervescence in thesaid liquid, and means for periodically illuminating the said vesselwith differently colored lights.

7. An advertising means, comprising a table having a diaphanous portion,a diaphanous drinking vessel set on the said diaphanous table portionand adapted to contain a liquid, and means for illuminating the saiddiaphanous table portion' from below to illuminate the contents of thevessel with differently colored lights.

8. An advertisin means, comprising a table having a diap anous portion,a diaphanous drinking vessel set on the said diaphanous table portionand adapted to contain a liquid, means for producing effervescence inthe liquid, an intermittently revolving disk underneath the said tableand provided with a series of differently-colored diaphanous panesadapted to register with the said diaphanous table ortion, and a sourceof light for illuminatlng the pane in register at the time Witlrthediaphanous table portion.

9. An advertisin means, comprising a table having a diap anous portion,a diaphanous drinkingvessel set on the said diaphanous table portion andadapted to contain a liquid, an intermittently-revolving disk underneaththe said table and provided with a series of differently coloreddiaphanous panes adapted to register with the said diaphanous tableportion, a source of'li ht for illuminating the pane in register at t etime with the diaphanous table portion, an air nected with the-saidchamber, a representation of a person in the rear of the sald drinkingvessel and through the mouth of which.

extends the said pipe, and an air supplying means connected with thesaid pipe.

l0. An advertising means, comprising a table having a diaphanousportion, a diaphanous drinking vessel set on the said diaphanous tableportion and adapted to contain a liquid, an intermittently revolvingdisk underneath the said table and provided With:

a` series of differently colored diaphanous panes adapted to registerwith the said diaphanous table portion, a source of light forilluminating the panes in register at the time with the diaphanous tableportion, an air Chamber in the bottom of the said drinking vessel andhaving perforations, a pipe connected with the said chamber, arepresentation of a person in the rear of the said drinking glass andthrough the mouth of whichwextends the said pipe, an air supplying meansconnected With the said pipe, an air pump connected with the said pipe,and

a motor actuating the said revoluble diskl and the said air pump.J

11,.- An advertising means, comprising a table having a diaphanousportion, a diaphanous drinking vessel set on the said diaphanous tableIportion and adapted to contain a liquid, an intermittently-revolvingdisk underneathl the said table and provided with a series ofdiiferent-ly colored daphanou's panes, adapted to register With the saiddiaphanous table portion, lthe lsaid table having an opening spaced fromthe diaphanous tablevpo-rtion and the said disk having indieating meansthereon adapted to register With the said table opening to indicate thesupposed nature of the liquid, and a source of light for illuminatingthe pane in register at the time with the diaphano'us table portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses. n

GEORGE T. FIELDING. lWitnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rER, J oHN P. DAVIS.

